document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=961542>Question 961542</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is true that 5x^2-5x-30=(5x-15)(x+2). Explain why this is not the completely factored form of that trinomial. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There is a common factor in (5x-15)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Correct factoring::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x^2-x-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x-3)(x+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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